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This latest study in the Brookings series on U.S. defense strategy and the defense budget reviews current American military capabilities and offers suggestions for the new administration and Congress.

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Who defines defense policy in the North Atlantic Alliance His conclusion--which runs counter to the conventional wisdom that NATO is highly influential--is that the decisive influence in defining defense policy lies neither with NATO nor the allied governments but with the individual national military establishments.

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To capture the defense reform debate surrounding the proper application of high technology in military systems, this study focuses on tactical aircraft, an area epitomizing cutting-edge technology.

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Against the backdrop of rapid strategic, political, economic, social, and technological changes occurring on a global scale, Australian foreign policy efforts at cooperation with its largest and nearest Asian neighbor have changed as welllargely as a result of domestic political considerations.

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Leading foreign policy expert Michael OHanlon offers policy recommendations for strengthening the ability of Americas military to respond to international crises in a tumultuous world.

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Eminent defense officials, scholars, and military officers offer a thoughtful, comprehensive, and well balanced evaluation of U.S. defense technology in this highly-informative volume.

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Defenses Against the Dark Arts argues that performances of magic in Harry Potter show us how to leap into political action, from high politics of governments and elections to everyday politics of private lives and popular cultures. It features learning to face and defend against dark arts in dark times.

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Defenses Against the Dark Arts argues that performances of magic in Harry Potter show us how to leap into political action, from high politics of governments and elections to everyday politics of private lives and popular cultures. It features learning to face and defend against dark arts in dark times.

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This title is an in-depth exploration of the defences of "Fortress Oahu". It documents the development of these complex and integrated systems and analyzes the success of the infamous Japanese attack in the light of their knowledge of the island's defences.

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The democratic surge in the past twenty years has led many Americans to assume that all societies are, or should be, making progress toward becoming practicing democracies.

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Humans have become so powerful that we are disrupting the functioning of the earth, to the point where scientists now consider we have entered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Clive Hamilton argues this forces us to rethink what kind of creature we humans are, and to acknowledge the power we still have to change the world for good.

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The political consensus in the United States today is that the nation avoid deficit spending.

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A contribution to the ongoing discussion of Australian citizenship. The articles reveal the complexity of Australian legislation as it has tried, over the years, to accommodate changing ideas about exactly what citizenship entails, and who is, or is not, eligible for it.

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This book explores the idea of hybrid home schools, where students attend a formal school setting for part of the week and are homeschooled the rest of the week, arguing that there are clear examples of how school choice can work for the middle class and improve civil society by challenging the existing definitions of schooling.

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In Russia, as in other new federations and those undergoing constitutional reform, wealthy and politically cohesive regions can substantially alter the rules of intergovernmental relations to their benefit within the context of bilateral bargaining.

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This book examines influential conceptions of sport and then analyses the interplay of challenging borderline cases with the standard definitions of sport. It is meant to inspire more thought and debate on just what sport is, how it relates to other activities and human endeavors, and what we can learn about ourselves by studying sport.

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This book examines influential conceptions of sport and then analyses the interplay of challenging borderline cases with the standard definitions of sport. It is meant to inspire more thought and debate on just what sport is, how it relates to other activities and human endeavors, and what we can learn about ourselves by studying sport.

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A study of ancient, medieval, and modern forms of leadership, this book brings to light qualities of statesmanship that continue to resonate in our current political environment.

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This book analyzes the schisms throughout the Cayman Islands to identify who or what is considered a Caymanian. Caymanian traditions have all but been eclipsed, often due to overpowering cultural sensibilities. Williams investigates the pervasive effects of globalization, multiculturalism, economics, and xenophobia on indigenous Caymanian culture.

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